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Aliquippa fends off furious upset bid from Latrobe in WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal
Aliquippa football coach Mike Warfield, his team and fans took a deep breath at the end of Friday’s WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal at Heinz Field. That’s because No. 9 Latrobe took No. 1 Aliquippa to the brink before losing 37-29. After falling behind 25-7 at halftime, the Wildcats threw everything...
South Side lives up to top seed, takes care of Greensburg Central Catholic
Have run, will travel. South Side’s well-oiled wing-T rushing attack was as advertised Friday night — complemented by a hint of pinpoint passing at the right times— in the WPIAL Class A football quarterfinals. The top-seeded Rams ran for 280 yards and seven touchdowns and rolled over No. 8 Greensburg...
Belle Vernon rolls over Deer Lakes into WPIAL Class 3A semifinals
Belle Vernon quarterback Braden Laux threw three first-half touchdown passes — two to Quinton Martin — to help lead the top-seeded Leopards to a 49-6 WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal win over No. 8 Deer Lakes on The Beach at James Weir Stadium. Laux connected with Anthony Crews on a 21-yard...
Top-seeded Peters Township throttles Moon to reach WPIAL Class 5A title game
An 11-minute, 20-second drive opened the scoring in Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A semifinal with No. 5 Moon taking a 3-0 lead on Hayden Boland’s 32-yard field goal. The response of top-seeded Peters Township not only put the Indians ahead but allowed them to run away with a victory. The Indians...
North Allegheny routs Canon-McMillan to set up rematch with Central Catholic
North Allegheny quarterback Logan Kushner won a foot race four plays into Friday night’s WPIAL Class 6A semifinal playoff game at Wright Field. The 71-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-1 was a risk that paid off big time for the Tigers. North Allegheny gained the early lead and coasted to a...
Blake Hinson’s 2nd-half blitz leads Pitt to victory against Binghamton, 2-0 start
The final score displayed on the Petersen Events Center scoreboard Friday night indicated Pitt enjoyed a second easy nonconference victory, 89-60, against Binghamton. But coach Jeff Capel said there was more to it than mere numbers. Pitt won by 29, but the lead was only eight at halftime. More than...
Steelers confident at ILB despite loss of Cole Holcomb for season
How can you lose a starter to a season-ending injury but actually emerge not, in fact, being down a starter? The Pittsburgh Steelers insist they’ve done so, by way of spending the first half of their season deploying three men to handle two spots as “starters” at inside linebacker. “I...
Spotlight on QBs Joe Burrow, C.J. Stroud as Bengals meet Texans
Joe Burrow and C.J. Stroud have some common ground beyond being NFL quarterbacks at the center of Sunday’s matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans. Call it the “Buckeye Bond.” An Ohio native, Burrow spent three years at Ohio State and earned a degree but didn’t play much football....
This time, Browns and Ravens should have starting QBs to face off
The Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns have relied on a similar formula for success this season: a star quarterback paired with one of the league’s top defenses. Lamar Jackson has been healthy and played every game so far. Deshaun Watson hasn’t — but he’s expected to be on the field...
Bengals WR Tee Higgins, DE Sam Hubbard out; WR Ja’Marr Chase is questionable
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins is out for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans, and receiver Ja’Marr Chase is questionable because of injuries. Defensive end Sam Hubbard (ankle) also was listed as out for the game on Friday’s injury report. Higgins, who had eight catches for a season-high...
Browns rookie Dawand Jones out with injury; team will be without both starting tackles versus Ravens
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns starting rookie right tackle Dawand Jones will miss Sunday’s game at Baltimore with shoulder and knee injuries, further depleting the offensive line as it gets ready to face one of the NFL’s top defenses. Jones missed his third straight practice Friday and was ruled out by...
Steelers Notes: Converted S Tariq Carpenter preps to step as ILB; Chuks Okorafor unsure of role
In need of a fourth inside linebacker for Sunday’s game, strong indications are the Pittsburgh Steelers intend to turn to a converted safety on their practice squad. How strong are those indications — even to that man, Tariq Carpenter? “I got my (equipment) bag right here,” Carpenter said, looking down...
Big Ten bans Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh less than 24 hours before Penn State game
STATE COLLEGE — The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, escalating an extraordinary confrontation with college football’s winningest program over a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked the sport. The school delivered on its promise to fight back in court a...
Injured Steelers defensive starters Cam Heyward, Elandon Roberts will play Sunday
A day after neither took part in practice, two of the Pittsburgh Steelers most veteran and most relied-upon defensive players re-joined teammates on UPMC Rooney Sports Complex fields and did enough to be deemed ready to play Sunday. “If I practiced today,” defensive lineman Cameron Heyward said after Friday’s practice,...
Penguins to retire former captain Jaromir Jagr’s number
When the Pittsburgh Penguins staged part of their September 1990 training camp in Vail, Colo., there were plenty of newcomers. One of them was veteran center Bryan Trottier, who, at the time, was a 34-year-old All-Star with four Stanley Cup rings and a handful of individual trophies on his resume,...
Mark Madden: Bryan Rust has earned his starring role with Penguins
It’s time for refreshing Penguins notes, with a San Jose Sharks chaser! Who’s worse, the Sharks or the 1983-84 Penguins that tanked by way of drafting Mario Lemieux? I watched the latter team extensively. I don’t want to think about it. • Just keep Bryan Rust out there in overtime....
Penguins forward Noel Acciari has a nose for defense
It didn’t take long for Noel Acciari to show what he is all about as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. To be precise, it might have been 6:16 into the season. In the team’s season opener at PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 10, the Chicago Blackhawks were granted a...
Prep stars Brandin Cummings, Amdy Ndiaye sign Pitt letters of intent, plan to enroll for 2024-25
Pitt coach Jeff Capel built more hope for the future with the signing of a guard with a promising pedigree and a 6-foot-10 forward to national letters of intent. Brandin Cummings and Amdy Ndiaye made good on their verbal commitments and will join the team for the 2024-25 season. Capel...
Tim Benz: California sweep provides some ‘whiteout’ for Penguins after slow start to season
It’s not like the Pittsburgh Penguins’ California sweep this week erased everything that went wrong for the club on their recent four-game homestand. But it’s at least a little hockey whiteout. The Pens headed west, after having dropped three of four games at home in frustrating fashion. They were losers...
Pirates A to Z: Lefty reliever Ryan Borucki went from expendable to dependable in short span
During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster. Player: Ryan Borucki Position: Pitcher Throws: Left Age: 29 Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 210 pounds 2023 MLB statistics: Was 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 0.74 WHIP, 33 strikeouts and four walks...
Football Footnotes: It’s about to get nuts in the AFC North
Here’s one thing we know about the AFC North heading into Sunday’s schedule for sure. It won’t be another perfect week for the division. After all four teams won last week, that can’t happen again this Sunday because two of the clubs — the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns —...
First Call: No position change coming for Steelers rookie; Duquesne football looks to claim conference crown
Friday’s “First Call” dismisses the idea of a Steelers position change. We also look at this week’s dud of a matchup for the Pitt football team. Plus, we preview what Penn State, Duquesne and West Virginia have on their respective schedules. And the RMU hockey team is already enjoying the...
Pitt Take 5: Panthers, Orange hope to write happier Bronx tale inside Yankee Stadium
Pitt’s game against Syracuse on Saturday will be staged at Yankee Stadium to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first college game played at the historic venue in the Bronx, New York. ACC officials aren’t getting a marquee matchup, with Pitt (2-7, 1-4) and Syracuse (4-5, 0-5) trying to stay...
West Virginia visits No. 17 Oklahoma in Big 12 showdown
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma believes it still has plenty to play for, despite dropping out of first place in the Big 12 and likely falling out of the race for a College Football Playoff berth. The 17th-ranked Sooners won their first seven games before close losses to Kansas and Oklahoma...
College football’s top defenses to square off when No. 2 Michigan visits No. 9 Penn StateVideo
STATE COLLEGE — As their teammates filed out of practice earlier this week, Penn State defensive ends Adisa Isaac, Chop Robinson and Dani Dennis-Sutton lingered at the far end of the facility. The ninth-ranked Nittany Lions’ most disruptive defenders stutter-stepped and bull-rushed their way around and through assistant coaches, putting...
